# grouper

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɹuːpə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #50,546

## Definitions
1. Any of various large food and game fishes of the subfamily Epinephelinae, especially the genera Epinephelus and Mycteroperca, which inhabit warm seas.

## Etymology
From Portuguese garoupa (“grouper”). Compare garrupa.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/grouper